KentHeier

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Thank you, and thank you for the attention you've given some of the small schools in the area, including Missouri Western, and the MIAA. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm in the public relations department at Missouri Western. As such, I know that my edits may not be as welcome as those of a more disinterested party, but I definitely want to be accurate and respectful of the community. I see that you've deleted some of the Notable Alumni I added this morning. Is there a requirement or understanding that only persons with their own Wikipedia pages warrant mention as Notable Alumni? If so, that seems a rather arbitrary standard (the current state representatives who graduated from Missouri Western don't merit a Wikipedia entry, but the one-term mayor of Bossier City, La., who went to Emporia State does, for example) and unevenly applied (there are several notables on the Central Oklahoma page that don't link to Wikipedia pages, a couple on Washburn's, etc.). Thanks for any guidance you can provide.KentHeier (talk) 22:51, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello. Since you've stated you work for the PR Dept., please read WP:Conflict of interest. As for the notable alumni, I've re-added the state politicians as they may be notable enough for an article... if someone creates them. I removed the others per WP:ALMAMATER -- which you may read if you want for more information. Most people who have a Wikipedia article are considered notable. WP:BIO has more information that can help you out. As for the one-term mayor, he apparently has enough notability to have an article. I will start removing those that fail WP:ALMAMATER soon, but right now I'm working on something else that is higher up on the list. I only removed the ones for MWSU because I was going through my Watchlist. Corky | Chat? 21:22, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it. KentHeier (talk) 22:12, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Wait time for edit requests

A month ago I requested an edit to Walter Cronkite, adding a brief section about the Walter Cronkite Memorial at my employer, Missouri Western State University. Is there a typical wait time for these kinds of requests? Is there something I need to do to bring the request to editors' attention? Thanks for any information. KentHeier (talk) 16:41, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

There are over 600 pending requested edits. This can really take time. Remember, Wikipedia has no deadline. --allthefoxes ^(Talk) 17:08, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. KentHeier (talk) 19:28, 4 April 2016 (UTC)